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To update an already installed software using the rpm command, we use the -U option or -upgrade option.

We should always use this for kernel installations.įor a file somefile.rpm, run the following command to run the installation: rpm -i somefile.rpm rpm package we use the rpm command with -i option or -install option(both works fine) which tells the command that we are installing a new package. The current latest version of RPM package manager is 4.15.1 which was released on 18th Nov 2019.

It is also used for installing, updating and uninstalling softwares. It's capable of building software from source into distributable packages. RPM or RPM package manager is a utility for installing software on Unix based systems.